Son wants to go into Automotive Tech

UTI was an option for a buddy of mine until he saw the tuition, NOPE! Was in Arizona I believe so housing was included. Diesel mechanics can go anywhere ie. boat motors. here is a stat: 6.5 million jobs available today in USA, 75% do not need a college degree. Why would you want to put your 18 year old 50-100K in debt right out of the crib? Fiber optics/Telephony/electrician/plumber. Good Union jobs, easiest one listed first! 75K starting without OT. As a telephone man, I sometimes spend more time on the phone or in my truck than outside. No heavy lifting, tools provided. Can you work at 18 feet? You get used to it real fast. No where as dirty as plumbing or monotonous as electrical new build stuff. I would think as a mechanic, the last thing you would find relaxing is working on your hobby car, that would suck. I trained for 18 months in IT, bottom line was that a guy in India will do the terminal work remotely for $10 an hour, and the cabling guys are not paid much for running cat-X wire. IT is out there, it just seems to be so competetive wage wise, and not in your favor now days as everyone is learning it. Supply and demand. Look into the Armed Forces reserves for some great tech training: Diesel mech/Nuke propulsion/steam fitter/welder/communications. Its free and will get him out of the house for at least 6 months! Hell, he may even like it......free room and board !